Consonants TH

For Sandwell, Mathisen (1999: 111) notes [θ ~ ð​] for adult speakers, but [f ~ v] for a growing number of teenagers, especially males.

There is written evidence for /θ/-deletion in BC <wi’> with, <wie’er> with her, <wi’outen> without; for /ð​/-stopping in BC <furder> further, and for rhoticisation of /ð​/ (to a tap, ) in Bm/BC <Smerrick> Smethwick. A sporadic local change of OE /rð/ to ME /rd/ is noted by Kristensson (1987: 213).